Police Calls | Pills found in woman's purse at hospital

1000 block of Park Avenue West, Mansfield - Officers Tuesday located a 17-year-old girl who had run away. She was staying with a male in the area of Kroger on Park Avenue West. She was transported to the Juvenile Attention Center.

100 block of South Mulberry Street, Mansfield - A woman told officers Tuesday someone has been looking in her windows.

West Arch Street, Mansfield - A woman told police Tuesday her brother was throwing items and yelling at household members. The 37-year-old man was charged with drunkenness and taken to jail.

Bradford Avenue, Mansfield - Officers Tuesday saw a 16-year-old male walking and knew he was a runaway. He was taken to his residence and left in the care of his family members.

Mansfield Hospital, 335 Glessner Ave., Mansfield - A man reported Tuesday morning while performing an inventory of a 46-year-old female patient's items, he found two unknown white pills in a small cigarette wrapper in her purse. The man was concerned the pills were possibly drug-related, given the woman's state of mind when she arrived at the hospital. The pills had no markings or indicators on them and could not be identified. Officers were unable to talk with the woman because of health issues. She remains in the care of hospital staff. The pills will be submitted to the crime lab to be tested.

1000 block of West Fourth Street, Mansfield - Officers responded to a report of a person stuck in a car Tuesday morning. When officers arrived, the 45-year-old man was no longer stuck in the vehicle, but officers discovered the BMV wanted the vehicle's license plates confiscated. The vehicle was towed to the man's residence, and the license plates were submitted to the police department's traffic bureau for return to the BMV.

The News Journal does not identify people charged with misdemeanor offenses in the Police Calls. This is a fairness issue related to the large number of incidents that we cannot report in the wide geographic area being covered. Offenders are identified through subsequent court listings.